What color is #616391?

#616391 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Wizard’s Potion. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #616391?

The RGB value is 97, 99, 145: 97 red, 99 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #616391?

The complementary color is #918F61, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #616391?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.7:1 and white text 5.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#616391 color

#616391 rgb(97, 99, 145)

Shades of blue

The hex color #616391 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 38.8% green and 56.9% blue (97, 99, 145).

Its hue angle is 237°, with 20% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 32% magenta, 0% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Wizard’s Potion (#5D6098), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.67:1).

#616391 color codes

HEX	`#616391`
RGB	`rgb(97, 99, 145)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 38.8%, 56.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(237, 20%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(237, 33%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 32%, 0%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.52, 10.62, -25.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.52, 27.62, 292.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.501, 13.509, 28.626)`
Decimal	`6382481`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #616391, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #616391	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.7:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.67:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#616391 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.67:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.7:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #616391 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #616391; }
.text { color: #616391; }
.border { border: 2px solid #616391; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 99 145 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #616391, #776191); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Royal Purple.

Questions

What color is #616391?: #616391 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Wizard’s Potion. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #616391?: The RGB value is 97, 99, 145: 97 red, 99 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #616391?: The complementary color is #918F61, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #616391?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.7:1 and white text 5.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.